THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 7.5N 129.9E
IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 7.3N 127.1E, APPROXIMATELY 90 NM EAST OF DAVAO,
PHILIPPINES. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL AND WATER VAPOR IMAGERIES DEPICT
REDUCED AND FRAGMENTED CONVECTIVE BANDING AS THE DISTURBANCE
APPROACHES MINDANAO. A 14/0053Z ASCAT PASS DEPICTS A BROAD
CIRCULATION WITH WINDS 10-15 KNOTS. 14/0400Z SLP AT DAVAO WAS 1008
MB AND WINDS WERE 040/02 KNOTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS A TUTT
CELL TO THE EAST PROVIDING GOOD EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW ALTHOUGH THE
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE
WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 12 TO 18 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS
ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1006 MB. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS INTO
A LOWER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ENVIRONMENT IN THE SULU SEA. THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS REMAINS FAIR.